3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, mild coffee, mocca, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2004] A brown beer with no head. The aroma is sweet malty and somewhat roasted. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of coffee and chocolate. Nice Mild.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark malty and roasted. Dark malty and chocolate. Smooth chocolate and slight caramelish. Roastedmalty and sligh bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask@GBBF2007. Dark rubyish amber colour, brown small head. Aroma is really roasted, coffeeish, wooden and slightly dark chocolateish. Flavour is very wooden caramelly and slightly roasted coffee.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask gravity at Battersea BF 08. Dark ruby with lasting bubbly beige head. Mild aroma, some choc. Rather a nice dark mild aroma. Bit of tarryness. Decent in mouth, some dark fruits, a little choc powder. Good dark mild with a good fruit/choc mix. I can see why it gets some solid scores.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Stillage at the Town Hall, Stockport 31/05/2003
A dark slightly fruity mild with a hint of bitterness in a dry finish.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at cloisters ... Deep black /red ... little dry malt nose ... dry hoppy little malt ... little dry bitter malts...
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark brown with a small off-white head. Fruity aroma with plums, and also some caramel. Rich and dark flavour with fruity plum notes, and dark, bitter chocolate
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at Merton Summer B.F ’08. Red brown with cream head. Again a slightly sweetish, fruity mild with a touch of boiled prune going on. Darkly roasted, earthy malts with a hint of bitumen, liquorice. A decent solid beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A Mes rate: Gravicask at Sussex Beer Festival.
Dark mahogany brown colour. Coffee malt aroma with nice earthy and fruity notes. Lots of fruit, chocolate malt and coffee in the mouth with a lovely dry and earthy finish. Very downable. A jolly good mild.
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